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Pav Bhaji | Mumbai street style Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhajiis a flavorful, spicy and tasty dish of North Indian cuisine available in all Indian restaurants and street style chaat shops. It is made with boiled potatoes and green peas in spicy and tangy tomato and onion gravy served with soft toasted pav/ slider buns along with fresh cut onions, coriander leaves, a wedge of lemon and a dollop of butter. Come, let’s see how to make this perfect recipe at home with easy method and step by step pictures.

Author: PRIYA SRINIVAS

Category: Vegan

Cuisine: North Indian

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Pav/ Slider buns- 12

Butter- 2 tbsp

Pav Bhaji masala- 1 tsp

Kasuri methi- 1 tsp

Coriander leaves- 1 tbsp

For potato masala:

Capsicum/ Green bell pepper- 1/2

Boiled Green peas- 1/2 cup

Boiled potatoes- 4

Tomato- 4

Salt- as required

Kasuri Methi/ Dried Fenugreek leaves- 1/2 tsp

Butter- 1 tbsp

Kashmiri Red chilli powder- 2 tsp

Pav Bhaji Masala- 2 tsp

For bhaji gravy

Oil- 1 tbsp

Butter- 2 tbsp

Onion- 2

Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp

Coriander leaves- 3 tbsp

Kasuri Methi/ Dried Fenugreek leaves- 1/2 tsp

Pav Bhaji Masala- 1 tsp

Red food colour- a pinch (optional)

Prepared potato masala

Lemon- 1/2

Method:

1. Preparation: Clean the potatoes and cut into 4 pieces each and pressure cook with 1.5 cups water for 4 whistles. Cool down completely and peel the skin and mash without lumps and set aside.

If you are using fresh green peas, boil it in pressure cooker with 1/2 cup water for 2 whistles. If you are using frozen peas, boil in stove top with 1 cup of water till soft.

Chop the onion, tomato, capsicum and coriander leaves finely and set aside.

14. Toast the buns on both sides until golden and remove on a plate. Serve the toasted pav with the spicy and flavorful bhaji, lemon wedge, fresh chopped onions and butter. Delicious Mumbai street style pav bhaji is ready to eat!